Marcos says despite WPS tensions, gov’t must find fuel sources for industrialization Despite the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos said the Philippines will “find a way to move the process forward” for oil exploration projects. “It’s imperative for the Philippines to find a way to move the process forward so as […]
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The Philippines is not provoking any conflict in the South China Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, in response to Beijing’s accusation that Manila is repeatedly encroaching on Chinese territory. “The Philippines is not provoking conflict. We follow international law and we are only implementing our domestic law,” AFP spokesperson Col. […]
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Friends happily stroll and take pictures at the special holiday display at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Tuesday, a day after Christmas. Lino Santos
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. extended for another year the temporary modification of import duty rates on rice, corn, and meat products to ensure a stable supply and prices of basic goods amid the negative impact of the El Niño phenomenon and the African swine fever on agricultural produce. “The ongoing El Niño phenomenon, forecasted to […]
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Vendors arrange – and sample — their display of colorful horns and trumpets for sale for the New Year celebration along Comercio Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Tuesday. The horns sell from P8 to P50 apiece. Norman Cruz
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Say goodbye to fireworks, not your fingers, the Department of Health urged Filipinos Tuesday, as it reported 52 cases of fireworks-related injuries, six days before the New Year. Five of the cases—three minors and two adults–led to the amputation of mangled fingers and hands due to the use of illegal fireworks, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa […]
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